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PEN Canada alarmed by CTV’s cancellation of fact-checking segment following online backlash

PEN Canada is deeply concerned by CTV’s abrupt cancellation of a planned election misinformation segment, following what appears to be pressure from online harassment. Earlier this month, journalist Rachel Gilmore …

Meet the jury for the 2025 New Voices Award

Literary Events

Event: An Evening with Marie-Célie Agnant

Thursday, March 20, 2025 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm D.G. Ivey Library, New College 20 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C7 REGISTER HERE The Forum for Caribbean Writers and Readers Presents: An …

Voices of Freedom reading series: March edition

Event: Trump’s War on Truth

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Take Action for Andrzej Poczobut: International Mother Language Day 2025

“Andrzej Poczobut, a voice for the silenced, is paying a devastating price for his unwavering commitment to truth and justice. Locked away, deprived of the very freedoms he seeks to …

Send a holiday greeting to an imprisoned writer

From the Archives

TIFA 2022 — The Freedom to Write and to Read: Standing with Salman Rushdie

“Free Speech is the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.” — Salman Rushdie PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors and Writers’ Trust of Canada …

Q&A with Chris Tenove on Toxic Disinformation